If divorce has increased by one thousand percent, don't blame the women's movement. Blame the obsolete sex roles on which our marriages were based.
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n. 離婚;分離;
vt. 與…離婚;分離;
vt.& vi. 與(某人)離婚,判(某人)離婚;
?? di使…變成,分開+vorce=vert轉→從丈夫身邊轉開→離婚
"His parents went through an acrimonious divorce."
他的父母在激烈爭吵中離了婚。
近義:unmarry, separate, divide, estrange, separation, divorcee
反義:mate, wed, espouse, matrimony, nuptial, nuptials
n. 運動;活動;動作,舉動;樂章;
?? move動+ment表名詞 →運動
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
這防盜警報器一動就會響。
近義:motion, moving, progress, speed, translocation, displacement
adj. 廢棄的;老式的,已過時的;[生]已廢退的;
n. 廢詞;被廢棄的事物;
vt. 淘汰;廢棄;
?? ob- 前綴,表”完全地”
"With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete."
隨著技術的革新,許多傳統技藝已被淘汰。
近義:antiquated, antique, archaic, naff, off, old
反義:hot, innovative, mod, modern, modish, new
n. 百分比,百分數;百分之一;
adj. 百分之…的,每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的;
adv. 以百分之…地,每一百中有…地;
?? per貫穿,自始自終+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一場大火,使90%的房屋化為灰燼.
近義:percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
vt. 指責,責怪;歸咎于;
n. 責備;責任;過失;
?? 不(b)是瘸子(lame)的錯,不要 責備他 逼(b)跛(lame)子跑步應受 責備 網友:zxl 補充:責備(blame)是要發火(flame)的
"She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death."
她沒把她父親的死歸罪于任何人。
近義:scapegoat, accuse, fault, impeach, impute, inculpate
反義:indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
n. 一千;數千;許許多多;千位數;
adj. 一千的;一千個的;成千的;許許多多的;
?? 禿(t)猴(hou)三(san)噸(d)值一 千
"I made breakfast for all my son's friends—it was like the Feeding of the Five Thousand."
我為兒子的所有朋友做了早餐,就像供應食物給五千人一樣。